Washington’s second-ranked men’s rowing team won all four of its heats Friday morning on the first day of the 117th Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships at Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
With its four wire-to-wire victories, the Huskies earned a direct berth into the A/B semifinal in each of the four race categories: the first-, second- and third-varsity eights and the varsity four.
Meanwhile in Indianapolis, the top-ranked Washington’s women’s rowing team advanced to the A/B semifinals in all three events on the first day of the NCAA Rowing Championships. The Huskies finished second in their varsity-eight heat and took the top spot in their other two: the second-varsity eight and the varsity four.